Dark Souls + Demon's Souls + Bloodborne Megathread VIII. At The End

[The Rizzler]

I tried to go dark but I was too weak :( Luckily didn't spoil myself too hard, just about the mechanics and some written lore information (as long as I don't actually watch too much gameplay or get serious lore spoiled, I would be OK)

My biggest questions right now are
1) will the pc version be 60fps
2) can you get invaded in unkindled mode

I don't know what to do, it's going to be 6 weeks. I guess I'll watch snippets here and there to tide me over, but it's going to be difficult. Must do it for the love of souls

[QUOTE=SebiWarrior;49845463]I know this is just me, but the themes of Bloodborne beat the ones of the Souls Series so bad that the hype isn't as high as it could be

[sp]wanna buy ds3 day-1 still[/sp][/QUOTE]

Yeah from what I recall I was wayyy more hyped for Bloodborne. It was just such an original and strong idea. Probably so exciting because three souls games had come out prior and it was something new
I reckon DS3 will be just as good, maybe I just lessened my hype a bit today from watching a bit of released footage. DS1 still remains my absolute favourite first experience, so I'm hoping souls returns to reclaim that title
Still, makes me excited for Miyazaki's future projects considering how strong his original ideas can be.

[editline]1st March 2016[/editline]

oh SHIT. This changes everything
([URL="https://i.gyazo.com/005779911891a2c3bc5e1a977eeb3e9a.png"]Ring and lore spoilers[/URL])
We might not be safe from[sp]hollowing[/sp]guys. It's probably the result of[sp]being cursed[/sp]. [sp]Londor[/sp]sounds like a cool as fuck place. Name sounds kind of familiar though...

[OzzyCockroach]

[QUOTE=The Rizzler;49845552]
My biggest questions right now are
1) will the pc version be 60fps
2) can you get invaded in unkindled mode[/QUOTE]

1) I cant believe we dont know this by now and how FROM are being so silent about it when all they have to do is give a yes or no (im being hopeful here but maybe the reason is because they're trying their best to do 60 for PC and they dont want to say yes in case they cant and dont want to say no because they might manage it, either way we're probably going to get a DSFIX 2.0 in the first day like we did DS1 so i guess it doesnt matter.)

2)Pretty sure Ember form is the exact same as how soul/body form works in DeS

[UntouchedShadow]

I need to stop coming to this thread. Last time I kept going to a thread before a game came out in my area I ended up spoiling my face off. See you all again on April 12.

[The Rizzler]

I might stick around in the thread until the JP version comes out. That's when the risk level increases exponentially

[QUOTE=OzzyCockroach;49845681]1) I cant believe we dont know this by now and how FROM are being so silent about it when all they have to do is give a yes or no (im being hopeful here but maybe the reason is because they're trying their best to do 60 for PC and they dont want to say yes in case they cant and dont want to say no because they might manage it, either way we're probably going to get a DSFIX 2.0 in the first day like we did DS1 so i guess it doesnt matter.)[/QUOTE]

I think you could get softbanned for dicking with the framerate in DS2, so I'm hoping and praying that it's 60fps by default

[RainbowStalin]

[QUOTE=MrHeadHopper;49844504][media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp8YW7QOc14[/media]

Here's another nice video. Spoilers from first 4 hours of gameplay, includes bosses

[sp] The second bossfight music at 6:02 is fucking LUDICROUS. Batwing demons return too, that was the bloody red hand in the True Colors trailer. Siegmeyer's ilk also returns, and that set at 9:00 is really nice.[/sp][/QUOTE]

Not actually anything to do with the video but is that a bright sunny location in the thumbnail? IN MY DARK SOULS?

0/10 preorder cancelled

[OluapPlayer]

DS3 SPOILERS FUCK

[sp]http://i.imgur.com/xuowisQ.jpg
The Giants from DS2 are back in their tree forms. The Seeds are also back.

I have no doubt now that Yhorm is the Giant Lord.[/sp]

[Curls]

[QUOTE=Rawko;49843506]New DSIII screenshots [url]https://imgur.com/a/VVsMv[/url]
[sp]purple phantoms[/sp][/QUOTE]

I love how every one of those is wallpaper worthy and also ruined by a fucking [B]watermark[/B]

anyone have an unmarked version of these?

[RainbowStalin]

I keep nearly clicking on spoilers because I'm assuming its all for bloodborne fuck.

Literally on the highway to the dangerzone right now

[Curls]

WHYYYYYYY

[Kite_shugo]

[QUOTE=OluapPlayer;49845817]DS3 SPOILERS FUCK

[sp]http://i.imgur.com/xuowisQ.jpg
The Giants from DS2 are back in their tree forms. The Seeds are also back.

I have no doubt now that Yhorm is the Giant Lord.[/sp][/QUOTE]

[sp]oh shit there are so many possibilities for memories taking place throughout the timeline of the lore[/sp]

[Hellen]

[QUOTE=J!NX;49845848]I love how every one of those is wallpaper worthy and also ruined by a fucking [B]watermark[/B]

anyone have an unmarked version of these?[/QUOTE]

Say which images you want and I'll try my best to unmark them.

[SgtTupelo]

[QUOTE=OluapPlayer;49845817]DS3 SPOILERS FUCK

[sp]I have no doubt now that Yhorm is the Giant Lord.[/sp][/QUOTE]

Doesn't it say this in the trailer / opening movie we've all seen gorillion times by now?
I remember being as direct as [sp]Yhorm, the Giant Lord OR The Giant Lord, Yhorm. At the part where this one special giant rises up.[/sp]

[MrDugong]

Holy hell after 200 hours I got my first vagrant!

[t]http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/317873082333032088/6FD0B6ED17C55EC7637738EF29D1C77597EC33B0/[/t]

should've taken more pics but I really didn't want it running off or getting myself killed

[Rusty100]

[QUOTE=J!NX;49843177]people complaining about spoilers in a dark souls thread

the irony is that you'll have no idea what the hell is going on even AFTER beating the game, meaning you'll end up needing to read them regardless :v:[/QUOTE]

visual spoilers, dude
like, bosses, enemies and weapons that i want to surprise me

[Huron]

[QUOTE=MrHeadHopper;49845328]What? Did you not see any of the videos where they look over the landscapes? The view of the mountain range? Or the view to Firelink from Iudex?

This is easily the best looking game FROM has done. Color vibrance may be an issue but that's more of a 2010 & forwards problem.[/QUOTE]

The visuals are fine, that's not what I meant (albeit I think Bloodborne is a better looking game). What I mean is, it seems like these levels are just straight lines to the boss, and then BAM. Next area. Which is exactly what I didn't like in Dark Souls II. Bloodborne's levels are so cool, and planned out so well. Watching the path loop around and form shortcuts is why I fell in love with SoulsBorne in the first place. Maybe we haven't seen enough footage, or maybe I'm being pessimistic, but I'm just not "grabbed."

Also the area with the [sp]Tree Boss[/sp] is daytime now, which kills the mood a little. I preferred the blues and purples to the whites and oranges of the new color palette. I'm sure I'll love the game to death, I just.

I guess I expected to be more excited. Undead Burg to this day has some really good level design, and is genuinely impressive with how much you can see and do. Maybe it'll feel better when I'm actually playing. I just don't want another 40 hours of DS2 tier levels, is all.

[salty peanut]

it's all falling apart ABANDON THREAD

[VID]http://webm.host/26931/vid.webm[/VID]

[Huron]

[sp]There's literally a bonfire, then some stairs, then some dogs, you open a gate, AND THEN THERES ANOTHER BONFIRE.[/sp]

[XUZUL]

[QUOTE=KaptonJack;49846722][sp]There's literally a bonfire, then some stairs, then some dogs, you open a gate, AND THEN THERES ANOTHER BONFIRE.[/sp][/QUOTE]

BB dlc related:[sp]Nothing beats the Living Failures -> Lady Maria lanterns though[/sp]

[OzzyCockroach]

It would be neat if say, like bloodborne, Covenants in DS3 acted like those runes you could use in Bloodborne that would change your physical appearance.

Like the beast rune, say if you joined the Dragon Covenant, assuming DS3 has one, you would turn into a dragon like you can in DS1 with the Dragon stones.

[editline]1st March 2016[/editline]

Also return of best armor piece when? :v:

[t]http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/550934432189346921/0D631B9C3C4CD7038B3C252AABE5EE73DB07C460/[/t]

[The Rizzler]

[QUOTE=KaptonJack;49846722][sp]There's literally a bonfire, then some stairs, then some dogs, you open a gate, AND THEN THERES ANOTHER BONFIRE.[/sp][/QUOTE]

[sp]are either of the bonfires 'key' or 'hub' bonfires or are they two regular bonfires in the same area?[/sp]

[editline]1st March 2016[/editline]

[url]https://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/on-the-sublime-and-beautiful-a-conversation-with-dark-souls-iii-director-hidetaka-miyazaki-400[/url]

Cool interview with the Big M. No spoilers but he does say he wants to do a[sp]fantasy mixed with mechs[/sp]game

[maddogsamurai]

[QUOTE=KaptonJack;49846722][sp]There's literally a bonfire, then some stairs, then some dogs, you open a gate, AND THEN THERES ANOTHER BONFIRE.[/sp][/QUOTE]

[sp] I think those are bonfires that you can't warp to. Much like the mechanics in DS1 where you could only warp to the major bonfire areas like Seathe's castle, Firelink Shrine, and Gywnevere's room. The ones you can't warp to act like checkpoints to cut backtracking or going through long stretches to redo a fuck-up.[/sp] I'm okay with this.

[Strider77]

[quote]*entire pages of black lines*[/quote]

[I][B]this town's finished...[/B][/I]

[aydin690]

Lobos also posted this video. He cut 3 hours of footage down to 45 mins but included all the cut scenes and bosses so spoiler warning obvs:

[video=youtube;TAlnWFjSwKs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAlnWFjSwKs[/video]

[Nidhogg]

[t]http://i.imgur.com/QNOnWvc.jpg[/t]

That shield looks unusually familiar to the shield I made for Dark Souls II's shield contest years ago.

[img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7835823/DS2shield_dragon2_final_800.jpg[/img]

Probably just a coincidence.

[Ax3l]

I still think your shield should have made it into the game rather than the ENB one.

[OzzyCockroach]

[QUOTE=Nidhogg;49847304][t]http://i.imgur.com/QNOnWvc.jpg[/t]

That shield looks unusually familiar to the shield I made for Dark Souls II's shield contest years ago.

Probably just a coincidence.[/QUOTE]

Reminds me of the Adjudicator's shield from DeS more than anything, both in shape and how it has a painting like picture on the front.

I hope its not actually like the Adjudicator's shield because i really dont think DaS 3 should have regeneration items :v:

[editline]2nd March 2016[/editline]

That shield design you made is pretty awesome by the by

[Kite_shugo]

[QUOTE=Nidhogg;49847304][t]http://i.imgur.com/QNOnWvc.jpg[/t]

That shield looks unusually familiar to the shield I made for Dark Souls II's shield contest years ago.

[IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7835823/DS2shield_dragon2_final_800.jpg[/IMG]

Probably just a coincidence.[/QUOTE]

really nice shield design man. Sucks it didn't make it in

[Nidhogg]

It made it into the top 30 and got a special mention by From Software, so that was good enough for me.

[buttspoonce]

are there any good videos showing of character customisation yet?

[Rusty100]

are there any videos of any stupidly big ULTRA GREATSWORDS for my gatsu cosplay ???
if not, i will accept powerstanced hammers.